UPSC Mains Questions Archive
Practice UPSC Mains questions with model answers, word limits and year-wise tags.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school
Essay
2023
125 Marks
Bring out the socio-economic effects of the introduction of railways in different countries of the world.
GS Paper 1
2023
10 Marks
Explain the role of geographical factors towards the development of Ancient India.
GS Paper 1
2023
10 Marks
What was the difference between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in their approach towards education and nationalism?
GS Paper 1
2023
10 Marks
Why is the world today confronted with a crisis of availability of and access to freshwater resources?
GS Paper 1
2023
10 Marks
What do you understand by ‘moral integrity’ and ‘professional efficiency’ in the context of corporate governance in India? Illustrate with suitable examples.
GS Paper 4
2023
10 Marks
Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane.
Essay
2023
125 Marks
Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands — two equally harmful disciplines.
Essay
2023
125 Marks
Mathematics is the music of reason.
Essay
2023
125 Marks
A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity
Essay
2023
125 Marks